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Resolution of 3-(methylamino)-1-(2-thienyl)propan-1-ol, a new key intermediate for duloxetine, with (S)-mandelic acid
✍ Scribed by Kenichi Sakai; Rumiko Sakurai; Atsushi Yuzawa; Yuka Kobayashi; Kazuhiko Saigo
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 229 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-4166
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✦ Synopsis
The resolution of racemic 3-(methylamino)-1-(2-thienyl)propan-1-ol 3, a new key intermediate for duloxetine 1, was studied. The conditions were optimized for an industrial-scale resolution of 3 by using (S)-mandelic acid 4 as a resolving agent and 2-butanol containing 2 equimolar amounts of water as a solvent. The (S)-3•(S)-4•H 2 O diastereomeric salt was crystallized to give pure (S)-3 with >99.9% e.e. after liberation of the amine. The absolute configuration of liberated (-)-3 was determined as (S) by X-ray crystallography.
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